옥시기

Korean

Etymology

옥 (玉, ok, “jade”) + 시기 (sigi). Like the standard word, it is a calque of the Chinese, 玉蜀黍.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oksigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ogsigi
McCune–Reischauer?oksigi
Yale Romanization?ok.siki

Noun

옥시기 • (oksigi)

  1. (Gangwon, Southern Gyeonggi and Hamgyong, Chungcheong) corn, maize
    뭐 옛날에 무신 감자밥 먹고 옥시기밥 먹는데.. (Gangwon, Goseong)
    Mwo yennar-e musin gamjabap meokgo oksigibap meongneunde..
    In the past we'd eat a kind of potato rice and corn rice

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